The Bible verse, Matthew 7:15-20, clarifies between a good and a bad tree, where it warns of false prophets, who come in sheep’s skin, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. Indeed, in the education sector today, some individuals cannot be trusted with children, as they are more concerned with minting money than love and care, while […]
There is excitement among parents and candidates in three schools in Luweero district after the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) agreed to release the results of 216 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) candidates that had been withheld over allegations of exam malpractice. In January this year, UNEB released the 2024 PLE results, but the results for […]
A significant number of government-paid secondary school teachers in the country are not meeting the required teaching hours. Over half are underutilized, with some not teaching at all, while schools continue to hire additional teachers through the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) arrangement. According to the Ministry of Education and Sports, a teacher is required to handle […]
The Minister of State for General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Justine Kasule Lumumba has called on highly educated professionals hailing from Busoga to use their educational expertise to guide Busoga communities on achieving their development goals. Lumumba said PhD holders are regarded as being the most knowledgeable in all aspects, and […]
Leaders including Wakiso district chairperson, Kajjansi Town Council Mayor and the chairman for Kajjansi Schools have made a desperate appeal to government to construct a seed school for the area, and provide more buildings for the sole Universal Secondary Education (USE) school in the town council, to alleviate the problem posed by inadequate space. Secondary […]
The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) has officially launched the much-anticipated two-year aligned Advanced Secondary Curriculum, just days before Senior Five students are set to report to school. Several headteachers, who were contacted by our reporter, confirmed that NCDC had already sent the updated subject syllabi to them. However, the materials arrived just five days […]
The first batch of Mukono Municipality Headteachers’ Association comprising of 354 Primary Seven teachers from 88 schools have undergone a one-day training geared at improvement of the quality of their education skills, and in the long run enhance learner performance for best Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results. It was held at Seeta UMEA Primary School […]
The Mukono District Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Elizabeth Namanda, along with several school headteachers and their deputies, are under investigation for allegedly causing financial losses to the local government. A letter, dated February 20, 2025, from Lydia Katono, Deputy Director of Special Investigations at the Crime Intelligence Department (CID), has revealed an ongoing investigation into […]
A seed school in Jinja being prepared to become a learning model in the region has been provided with equipment to improve teaching and learning with the ultimate goal of stepping up learner recruitment, retention and completion. Masese Seed School has been provided with four computers and textbooks for Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, ICT, Biology and […]
Security authorities in Soroti City have given all the unlicensed schools 14 days to close all the illegal dormitories on their premises. The tough decision was arrived at following the gruesome murder of Faith Joan Apio, a pupil at Jozan Nursery and Primary School premises on February 5, 2025. During the investigations, the authorities have […]